Vasco fight back to beat Fluminense, move clear of relegation zone

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·19 marzo 2026

Vasco fight back to beat Fluminense, move clear of relegation zone

In a thrilling classic, with a comeback in the final moments, Vasco defeated Fluminense 3-2 on Wednesday night at Maracanã, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship.

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Standings Situation

With eight points, Vasco sits in 10th place and distances itself from the relegation zone. Fluminense, meanwhile, remains with 13 points in fourth place, missing the chance to close in on the league leaders.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ VASCO 3 x 2 FLUMINENSE 🟢🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship | 7th round 🏟️ Venue: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Saldívia and Thiago Mendes (Vasco) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Referee: Raphael Claus (SP)
Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa (SP)
VAR: Wagner Reway (SC)

Goals

⚽ Agustín Canobbio, at 1′ of the 1st half (Fluminense)
⚽ Hércules, at 8′ of the 2nd half (Fluminense)
⚽ Nuno Moreira, at 13′ of the 2nd half (Vasco)
⚽ Claudio Spinelli, at 42′ of the 2nd half (Vasco)
⚽ Thiago Mendes, at 50′ of the 2nd half (Vasco)

⚫⚪ Vasco

Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique (Puma Rodríguez), Saldivia, Robert Renan and Cuiabano; Hugo Moura (Rojas), Thiago Mendes and Tchê Tchê; Nuno Moreira (Brenner), Andrés Gómez (Adson) and David (Spinelli) Coach: Renato Portaluppi

🔴🟢⚪ Fluminense

Fábio; Samuel Xavier (Guga), Jemmes, Ignacio and Renê; Martinelli (Otávio), Hércules and Lucho Acosta (Ganso); Savarino (Serna), Canobbio and John Kennedy (Castillo) Coach: Luís Zubeldía

How the match went

Fluminense opened the scoring just 55 seconds in. Hugo Moura made a poor back pass and gave it straight to Lucho Acosta. The midfielder passed to Canobbio in the box and the Uruguayan found the net.

In the second half, Fluminense came back stronger and scored in the eighth minute. After a series of passes, the ball reached Hércules. The midfielder hit a beautiful shot, giving Léo Jardim no chance.

At 13 minutes, after a corner kick, Nuno Moreira struck well and started the comeback. Vasco equalized at 42 minutes, when Spinelli headed in perfectly after a free kick into the area.

At 50 minutes of the second half, Thiago Mendes took advantage of a cross and, also with a header, scored the winning goal for Renato Gaúcho's team.